New Official Nvidia 285.79 beta drivers

NVIDIA DRIVERS 285.79 BETA

Install and report back

 

gotta wait for a modded inf. Laptop 2 go hasn't go theirs up yet

 

I just used Katalins nvwi file from the modded 285.62, worked like a charm huuuge BF3 boost and bugfix bonanza for us with directX 10 cards, (M17x 260m, if you got it it works , dont know what other cards katalin put in the file .

 

guess ill try it and see if my old laptop2go file works for it

 

Looks like a winner as long as you can get through the installation. As usual, 580m users won't have a problem. At least I didn't.

 

installed without the inf.... looks like dell got there act together and FINALLY gave Nivida the 460m ID's for the drivers

 

Widezu, the previous drivers I just downloaded and installed, wanted to cry out of happiness (with all the trouble i previously had because of mobility drivers), thank you! I LOVE NVIDIA & ALIENWARE

 

They didn't for the 9400m/280m

** UPDATE ** And after modding them just as I have all the previous ones, all I got were black screens and BSOD's

 

I hear ya Taomyn. :^(

My M17x has the same setup as yours and it just keeps telling me that it can't find supported hardware. Even tells me that with the 285 drivers before this new beta. Newest I can load is the 280.26 driver. Sucks...

How can we use an Sli setup for Skyrim? Isn't there a profile code that can be punched into the Nvidia Inspector, that'll do the trick? I seem to remember doing that for The Witcher 2, and it worked without a proper driver profile from Nvidia.

 

Even after modding the 285.62 WHQL drivers?

 

I didn't mod them. The .inf you mean? I haven't had to with the past couple downloaded from Nvidia's site. They just ran fine without any modding.

Kinda forget how to do it, to be honest.

 

Installed and worked great for me. Thanks Widezu.

 

Iv got a 580m and its refusing to install for me =/

nvm I'm a noob I had the desktop variant downloaded. Sighhh

 

Yay! Works with no modded INF. Finally!

I'll post here once it's installed

 

if you have problems installing the 285.79 beta drivers, use the modified infs I attached below and put them in Display.Driver folder replacing existing files.

 

Thanks, Widezu69. Installed cleanly and smoothly. +Rep (when allowed).

 

I'm having the same problem as you. I also have an M17x with 280m SLI. I haven't been able to drivers to install for a while now, right now I'm using 280.26 as well.

Surely someone must know how to get this junk to work.

 

You guys have disabled the PCI GEN 2 in the BIOS, Correct?

 

I have the same M17x R1. this worked for me:

• 285.62-notebook-win7-winvista-64bit-international-whql from nvidia.com
• nVIDIA_285.62_INFs

Also, make sure hybrid is enabled in bios under graphics (second page at bottom)
Good Luck!

 

Need help, folks.

I installed it easily, but since then, i can't get the 3D enabled. I clicked on the "Enable 3D Vision" a few times with still no results. also, there's no Stereo 3d options on the nVidia control panel.

Any help appreciated.

 

For both Optimus and the 3D Vision?

 

Answered my own question, partly.

I just finished downloading and installing and it works on 460M Optimus without modded .inf.

 

I wish I could do that but, the drivers will not install, to even go in and add the modded .inf to the newly created folder.

The 'gen2' is disabled.

Wish I knew why it says they are compatible on Nvidia's site, when they won't find compatible hardware when installing. Zero probs with the drivers up to 280.26! Simply click on the installer, and away it goes. *scratching head*

 

What error do you get? You should be able to extract the package without going further and install them and be able to replace the .inf file.
Maybe it's corrupted, try downloading it again.

 

After doing the usual safe mode, driver sweeper, ccleaner, reboot and start the install, the instal stops as soon as it goes into the process of checking for compatibility. That's when I get the message saying something about it not finding any compatible hardware. The 280.26 has no probs.

Are you saying that the directory tree is actually there, with all files installed anyhow? Just not being used? Hmm, I guess that does make sense. I just assumed that they were all removed automatically since the installer couldn't find any compatible hardware.

 

For the beta drivers, can anybody check if their HDMI In works?

 

@Painkiller: the files are extracted to C:\NVIDIA.... You have to replace the .inf BEFORE the compatibility check, that's the whole point

Even after a successful install the directory is still there wi all the files inside.

 

I take it that I would use the "have disk" method of install? Otherwise, wouldn't the modded .inf file be wiped out by using Nvidia's self extracting program?

 

worked for me when i was troubleshooting my buddies desktop. So it should work for everyone else.

 

Run the installer and expect it to fail, your extracting the files so you can put the inf in. finally, place the modded inf you just downloaded here: C:\NVIDIA\DisplayDriver\285.79\WinVista_Win7_64\International\Display.Driver

once you get that placed, all you gotta do is go back to the international file and run the setup file there. then you just let the installer run and you should be good to go. Hope this is clear enough, if you have any questions let me know

 

Blah, doesn't work for mine. It just shows a quick pic, then black untill I take out the HDMI cable.

 

hmmm wonder why it doesnt work

 

I don't know, I'll try to install the driver again tonight and see how it goes. Maybe it was the way i installed it? Who knows, lol

 

well i actually uninstalled my drivers all the way before installing. I did this on acident because i was putting in my 6990 after if didn't work, i just used the newer drivers I'd trying taking all the nvidia stuff off and doing a fresh install and seeing what happens.

 

Cool cool. Another noob question....no wait, it's noob noob, how would I do that? Keep in mind i have the 3d version...

 

just go into the uninstall panel and uninstall them. After that go into the device manager and uninstall the 460m. Reboot, install drivers, and you should be good to go

 

Bigtonyman - that got it! Beta drivers now working. My head wasn't thinking straight. Forgot that just by swapping out the .inf's, then hitting the setup program, ISN'T the same as using the self extractor that Nvidia supplies. Duuuuuuh... Kept thinking I'd just be overwriting the .inf's, defeating the purpose of installing them in the first place. Does everyone still get them over at Laptopvideo2go?

Oh well, lesson learned. Nice to finally have both cards working in Skyrim. Noticed a difference immediately.

 

Well, that is what we meant all the time
Glad to see you figured it out in the end.